Palettes / Colors / #DFBBEC

#DFBBEC — Pale Purple

#DFBBEC is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DFBBEC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C8ECBB; it also sits naturally between #C7BBEC and #ECBBE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DFBBEC

.text { color: #DFBBEC; }
.background { background-color: #DFBBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBBEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBBEC

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Tones of #DFBBEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8ECBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBBEC: #000000.

How #DFBBEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBBEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBBEB  ·  #DFBBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBBEC?

#DFBBEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 187, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBBEC?

#DFBBEC is RGB 223, 187, 236 — HSL 284°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFBBEC?

Its complement is #C8ECBB; analogous partners are #C7BBEC and #ECBBE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBBEC for text?

Black text on #DFBBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.